Noem ‘was using the cash withdrawal to treat her family to dinner, activities, and Easter gifts,’ a DHS spokesperson said.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse, containing her driver’s license, $3,000 in cash, and other items, was stolen at a restaurant in Washington on Sunday, a spokesperson for the agency confirmed.
A spokesperson told The Epoch Times on Monday that the incident “occurred last night,” in response to a question about whether her bag had been stolen and if it contained cash, her driver’s license, medication, and other personal belongings.
“Her entire family was in town, including her children and grandchildren—she was using the cash withdrawal to treat her family to dinner, activities, and Easter gifts,” the spokesperson said.
No other details were provided about the incident, including whether a suspect was identified.
The Epoch Times contacted the Secret Service, an agency that falls under Homeland Security’s jurisdiction, for comment. A spokesperson for the agency told news outlets on Monday that it is still gathering details about the theft.
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No other Trump administration officials, including the president, have commented on the matter.
Last year, violent crime decreased by 35 percent year-over-year, homicides fell by 32 percent, robberies decreased by 39 percent, armed carjackings were down by 53 percent, and assaults dropped by 27 percent.
Washington experienced a surge in crime in 2023, including an increase in carjackings. In October 2023, Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) was carjacked at gunpoint while he was near his home in the city, while that same year, Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) was physically assaulted in the elevator of her Washington apartment building.
“As the capital city of the greatest Nation in the history of the world, it should showcase beautiful, clean, and safe public spaces. America’s capital must be a place in which residents, commuters, and tourists feel safe at all hours, including on public transit,” he wrote in a statement.
The administration was directed by him to work with Bowser and other local officials to accomplish that policy initiative, Trump added.
In February, Trump suggested that the federal government take over the nation’s capital due to homelessness and crime in the district.
“I think we should take over Washington, D.C.—make it safe,” he told reporters in February on Air Force One. He added, “I think that we should govern District of Columbia.”
Trump said he liked Bowser personally, but complained about the city’s governance. “They’re not doing the job,” the president said. “Too much crime, too much—too many tents on the lawns—these magnificent lawns.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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